The Polar Bear Triathlon and Duathlon
About this race
The Polar Bear Triathlon / Duathlon will take place on its traditional date of May 2, 2026
The Polar Bear Triathlon / Duathlon is New England’s season opening event! A sprint triathlon and duathlon perfect for beginners and experienced triathletes alike combining a pool swim, a scenic bike course on country coastal roads, and epic and fast run on wide hard packed trails and quiet neighborhood streets,
8:25a Start Time
The Polar Bear Triathlon and Duathlon takes place the first Saturday of May annually to open the triathlon season in New England. The race is contested on the beautiful campus of Bowdoin College with world class facilities including a 16 lane pool, locker rooms with showers (pending availability), wonderful flat grass transition area and world class event production. This pool swim triathlon is a great race for beginners to get their feet wet and seasoned triathletes to start their season without the concerns of a cold, open water swim.
Distances
525 yard swim OR 2 mile run for duathletes
11.5 mile bike
3 mile run
Virtual participants compete them all at once, or separately, it’s up to you. Swag will be mailed after May 4th to all virtual participants.
The Polarbear Triathlon / Duathlon will be sanctioned by USA Triathlon. If you are not an annual member of USA Triathlon, you will need to purchase a $15 one-day membership when you register.
Pick your distance
Triathlon
Polar Bear Triathlon
College Student Sprint Triathlon
The Polarbear offers a discount to all full-time students, regardless of age. Participants must list their institution on the entry form and may WILL be asked to show proof of enrollment. Students will compete in their appropriate age group.
Triathlon Relay
Student Triathlon Relay
The Polarbear offers a discount to all full-time students, regardless of age. Participants must list their institution on the entry form and may WILL be asked to show proof of enrollment. Students will compete in their appropriate age group.
Duathlon
Duathlon
College Student Duathlon
Aquabike
Sprint Aquabike
Running
Virtual Triathlon
Virtual Duathlon
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Brunswick.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 7 Brunswick events
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